Geraldine Lodge/Silken Vale, Maynooth, Kildare
Opening a new vehicular entrance and driveway, closing the old entrance, and building a garage.
16633 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 17 June 2016
- Reference
- 16633
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 June 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 20.5 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves opening a new vehicular entrance and driveway onto Silken Vale. It also includes closing up the existing vehicular entrance onto Old Greenfield and constructing a domestic garage.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Opening up of a new vehicular entrance and driveway onto silken vale as well as the closing up of the existing vehicular entrance onto old greenfield with the construction of a domestic garage
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the amenity of established residential communities and promote sustainable intensification.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
Objective set by the Maynooth and Environs Joint Local Area Plan 2025 - 2031 (2025–2031). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silken Vale, Maynooth, Kildare | Mar 2026 | €840,000 | 20 m |
| 1172 Old Greenfield, Maynooth, Greenfield | Mar 2026 | €412,500 | 104 m |
| 349a Old Greenfield, Maynooth, Co Kildare | Jul 2025 | €430,000 | 108 m |
| 26 Meadowbrook Lawns, Maynooth, Kildare | Aug 2025 | €463,500 | 171 m |
| 11 Parson Court, Maynooth, Kildare | Jul 2025 | €320,011 | 186 m |
| Tus Nua, 738 Old Greenfield, Maynooth | Dec 2025 | €430,000 | 189 m |
| 740 Old Greenfield, Maynooth, Greenfield | Nov 2025 | €435,000 | 201 m |
| 7 Parson Court, Maynooth, Kildare | May 2026 | €320,000 | 202 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received17 June 2016
- Further information requested10 August 2016
- Further information received19 December 2016
- Decision due24 January 2017
- Decision issued24 January 2017
- Grant issued10 March 2017
- Permission expiry9 March 2022
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Extension of Duration of Planning Ref. No. 16/633 opening up of a new vehicular entrance and driveway onto…
Geraldine Lodge/Silken Vale , Maynooth , Kildare
229KildareLodged 11 Jan 2022Infrastructure
- Granted30 m away
A partially roofed and pergola-covered 17.4sqm BBQ structure to the rear of the house — an archway over the…
House between 345-346a , Old Greenfield , Maynooth
17680KildareLodged 12 Jun 2017Retention
- Granted30 m away
For 2 No. Metal clad dormers to each side of existing roof to create an additional bedroom with ancillary…
18 The Arches , Maynooth , Co. Kildare.
211585KildareLodged 8 Nov 2021Extension
- Awaiting decision30 m away
Of existing two bedroomed mobile home to the rear of the existing house
346 Old Greenfield , Maynooth , Co. Kildare.
211252KildareLodged 2 Sept 2021Retention
- Refused30 m away
Of existing two bedroomed mobile home to the rear of the existing house at
346 Old Greenfield , Maynooth , Co. Kildare.
211387KildareLodged 28 Sept 2021Retention
- Awaiting decision30 m away
And completion of garage/storage to rear. Planning Ref. 17/680 alterations consisting of slight amendments to…
Tudor House , House Between 345-346a Old Greenfield , Maynooth
20721KildareLodged 7 Jul 2020Retention
- Awaiting decision40 m away
Erection of a partially roofed pergola covered BBQ structure to the rear of the house and Retention…
House between , 345-346a Old Greenfield , Maynooth
16801KildareLodged 28 Jul 2016Alterations
- Granted50 m away
For Construction of a single storey extension to side of existing dwelling, installing external insulation to…
344 Old Greenfield , Maynooth , Kildare
2561135KildareLodged 6 Oct 2025Extension
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